NEWSPAPER ANNOUNCES PLANS FOR NEW BUILDING By Alexa Huffman The Globe and Mail office plans were received with applause on Jan. 30 after a community meeting unveiled the new design. The new building (444 Front St. W.), lies just west of Spadina Avenue. It will replace the Toyota dealership currently on the site. The local […]

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NEIGHBOURHOOD’S NEW RESIDENTS’ ASSOCIATION PROVIDES COLLECTIVE VOICE By Sean Frankling It has only been in the last decade or so that Liberty Village has been a residential area, but newly-built condominiums have brought a massive influx of people. They in turn have brought their views on how their new neighbourhood should be run. The Liberty […]

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CRITICS SAY InfoToGo PILLARS ARE MERELY ADS By Mike Shulman The growing presence of pillars with reduced information and more advertising have drawn the ire of public space advocates, city councillors, and local residents and businesses. Critics of the pillars, installed by Astral Media, say they give priority to advertising while neglecting safety, sidewalk access, and their […]

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COUNCILLOR TALKS TUNNELS, TAXIS, AND CASINOS AT TOWN HALL MEETING By Rasheed Clarke The Bathurst Quay Neighbourhood Association hosted a town hall meeting with Councillor Adam Vaughan (Ward 20, Trinity-Spadina) on Feb. 29 to give area residents a chance to discuss the issues affecting the neighbourhood with their city hall representative. Inside the Waterview Room […]

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14 DIVISION TO OPEN NEW HEADQUARTERS THIS SEPTEMBER By Perry King Toronto police’s 14 Division may have had a great 2011, but New Year’s Day was not a time for them to rest on their laurels. The New Year’s stabbing death of Mike Pimentel in Liberty Village “was only one isolated event that raised concerns […]

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Compiled by Emina Gamulin, Perry King, and Rebecca Payne Check out the links below about our Q & A with candidates for the Parkdale-High Park riding. The riding The candidates Question One: The state of health care in PHP Question Two: Poverty Question Three: Clean trains Question Four: Energy inflation Question Five: the Ontario Arts […]

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By Katie O’Connor Chris Alexander had just settled in for one of his last screenings at the Bloor Cinema when he spotted something, or rather someone, who didn’t belong. Alexander, editor-in-chief of Fangoria magazine, hosts a monthly film series titled ‘Film School Confidential’ where he showcases cult, horror and sci-fi films. Invasion of the Body […]

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By Julia Manoukian 287 Brunswick Ave. 287 Brunswick Ave. was once home to one of the area’s wealthiest real estate owners. Anne Racz, better known as Annie of the Annex, invested in a great deal of real estate in and around Toronto with her husband, Leslie Racz. Her entire estate, which is rumoured to be […]

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Compiled by Emina Gamulin, Mike Radoslav, and Lindsay Tsuji Click on the links below for more information about Trinity-Spadina and our Q & A with the MPP candidates in the upcoming provincial election on Oct 6. The Riding Trin-Spa Statistics The Candidates Question 1: Helping families Question 2: Fossil fuel-based transportation Question 3: Alternative medicine […]

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By Julia Hennessey After two years of development, Wellbeing Toronto website launched this summer and received close to 20,000 hits on its first day. The City of Toronto, along with partners that include the United Way and Toronto’s school boards, have contributed to the development of the online application that allows users to view and […]

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By Michael Radoslav While condo projects have dotted the Toronto skyline for years, at CityPlace some see more than just construction underway—they see the potential for a great community. “CityPlace is a great development and that’s what it was before we started here, a development,” said Dean Maher, president of the recently-formed CityPlace Residents’ Association. […]

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By Cara Waterfall While the Canada Post strike is over, the organization still has its share of headaches. The RCMP said the company has lost millions of dollars because of counterfeit stamp operations in the last year. The RCMP and police raided 24 retail and commercial stores and seized 40,000 counterfeit stamps and 10,000 authentic, […]

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